5 killed in Friday shootings in less than 12 hours

A 72-year-old man was found apparently beaten to death in a West Side home Friday evening following a violent day during which at least five people were killed in homicides in less than 12 hours.

Seven people were wounded in city shootings Friday and early Saturday, according to Chicago police, including a 16-year-old boy in critical condition.

The 72-year-old man was found unresponsive around 6 p.m. with blunt force injuries to his head in a residence in the 5000 block of West Washington Boulevard in the South Austin neighborhood, police said. He was pronounced dead on scene. He was identified as Julian Daggett of the same address where he was found, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

Police initially said he was shot to death.

In the latest fatal shooting, a 33-year-old man was killed when a fight broke out at a residence on the Far South Side. That shooting happened about 12:44 a.m. Saturday in the 13000 block of South Drexel Avenue.

According to police, the victim was with three other people inside a residence when a fight ensued and shots were fired. The victim suffered a wound to the neck, and was taken to Roseland Community Hospital where he was pronounced dead, police said.

Earlier Friday, a male and female were killed on the Northwest Side in a homicide-suicide, police said. The male shot and killed the female before fatally shooting himself around 1:10 p.m. Friday in the 4700 block of North Linder Avenue in the Jefferson Park neighborhood.

Another two people were killed in separate shootings Friday morning.

Shortly after 11:30 a.m., officers responded to a call of someone shot and found a male lying on the ground in the 6800 block of Wood Street in the West Englewood neighborhood on the South Side. He was shot in the head and chest.

He was taken to Holy Cross Hospital where he was pronounced dead, police said. His age was not immediately known.

A 40-year-old man was fatally wounded around 10:05 a.m. in the 10200 block of South St. Lawrence Avenue in the Rosemoor neighborhood on the Far South Side.

The man was inside a business when another male entered, and the two exchanged words. The male asked the man to step outside, and then shot him in the head and body.

He was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. He was identified as Antoine Jones of the 10000 block of South Luella Avenue, according to the medical examiner’s office.

In other shootings:

About 3:45 a.m. Saturday, a 26-year-old was shot in the right leg by two gunmen in the 4000 block of West School Street, and got himself to Community First Hospital where his condition was stabilized, police said.

About 1:25 a.m., a 34-year-old man was standing in the 600 block of South Lawndale Avenue when he was shot in the groin by someone in a gray van. He was taken to Rush University Hospital and later transferred to Stroger Hospital where his condition was stabilized, police said.

About 11:40 p.m. Friday, a 23-year-old man was walking down the street in the 2800 block of South Poplar Avenue when he heard shots and was hit. He was taken to Stroger Hospital where his condition was stabilized.

Around 7:05 p.m., a 17-year-old boy was shot in the leg in the 1200 block of South Albany Avenue in the Lawndale neighborhood on the West Side, police said. He was in good condition at Mount Sinai Hospital.

About 3:30 p.m., a 36-year-old man was shot in the leg in the 1700 block of East 92nd Street. He was taken to the University of Chicago, where his condition was stabilized, police said.

A 26-year-old man was shot in the lower part of the head and neck about 2:30 p.m. in the 200 block of West 71st Street. He was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center where his condition was stabilized, police said.

A 16-year-old boy was shot in the head in a drive-by shooting while he was walking down the street in the 10900 block of South Ewing Avenue in the East Side neighborhood on the Southeast Side, police said. He was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn in critical condition.